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The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water.
Rhine cutting through Flims rockslide debris. The Flims rockslide happened about 10,000 years ago (8000 BC) in eastern Switzerland. It is the largest known landslide in the Alps, [1] [2] and the biggest worldwide whose effects are still visible, moving some 12 km 3 (2.9 cu mi) of rock, about 300 times that of the historic Swiss Goldau landslide.
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Earth's air has a density of approximately 10 19 molecules per cubic centimeter; by contrast, the densest nebulae can have densities of 10 4 molecules per cubic centimeter. Many nebulae are visible due to fluorescence caused by embedded hot stars, while others are so diffused that they can be detected only with long exposures and special filters.
Fluvisol profile along Agula'e River, Ethiopia Distribution of Fluvisols. A fluvisol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) [1] is a genetically young soil in alluvial deposits.
At the Nov. 8 taping of Dead Funny - An All-Star Tribute to Joan Rivers, Benefitting God’s Love We Deliver, which will air on NBS in early 2025, Melissa tells PEOPLE she knows exactly what her ...
The FDIC is an independent government agency charged with maintaining stability and public confidence in the U.S. financial system and providing insurance on consumer deposit accounts.